A potting bench can be a god send when you are starting your vegetable garden. If you are starting from seed it is an easy way to get all your seeds started in a neat and comfortable area. There are quite a few types of potting bench that can choose ...Continue reading...

Yesterday was St. Patrick's Day, which means it's time to plant potatoes.  Here in Kansas we are in zone 6a, and as long as I can remember all my gardening "elders" have always told me to plant potatoes on St. Pat's day. So yesterday I got my area prepped and ...Continue reading...

This is the first year I will be growing brussel sprouts. I enjoy them and I'm trying to spread my wings and grow a few different things in my garden this year. We picked up a 6 pack of  brussel sprout plants. This is a good time of year to plant ...Continue reading...

I have used a raised vegetable bed for the last few years in my garden. This year I've decided to expand a little and create some more raised vegetable beds to plant some new and exciting plants in. I currently have 1 large raised vegetable bed. It's 3 X16 I think ...Continue reading...

Having good tomato growing tips can be the difference between growing great tomatoes and having nothing to show for your effort in the end! I'm hoping you will have a bumber crop of tomatoes, no matter what variety you choose to grow or where you choose to grow them, be ...Continue reading...

Image by found_drama via Flickr Growing broccoli can be fun and very rewarding. It can also be a great way to get your finicky eaters to eat this nutritious vegetable. It so much more fun to eat something you've grown with your own hands. Kids barely think about the fact it ...Continue reading...

I love the idea of a huge garden with tons of different veggies.  Here's the reality though, big gardens take a LOT of work and a LOT of time. I have found that a small vegetable garden is much better. Whether you choose to sow your garden directly in the ...Continue reading...

It's one of things I love to do in February, when I start getting spring fever but it's still way too cold to actually play in the dirt, I like to make a vegetable garden plan. My garden is going to be a bit bigger this year, so it will take ...Continue reading...

Making a raised vegetable garden is one of the easiest ways to get your garden started. It's the method of gardening I have found I myself most enjoy.There are definitely some benefits to raised vegetable gardening. When you use raised vegetable beds you can put them wherever you want them, wherever ...Continue reading...

Image via Wikipedia Compost is also known as black gold. It can do wonders for your garden. I find a lot of people I talk to don't do a compost pile for a couple reasons. 1. They don't know how to make compost 2. They think making compost is complicated. Making ...Continue reading...